http://www.circleid.com/ Latest Domain Names related postings on CircleID en Copyright 2008, unless where otherwise noted. 2008-08-29T10:37:00-08:00 130 45 http://www.circleid.com/images/logo_rss.gif http://www.circleid.com/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88267_nationalism_internationalized_domain_names/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88267_nationalism_internationalized_domain_names/ The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is a California based independent, nonprofit research group with 40 years of experience in identifying emerging trends that will transform global society... Turns out they are quite concerned about the fragmentation and control of the Internet as well. But will it be an inevitability? More...]]> 2008-08-26T07:07:00-08:00 internetcensorshipdomain_namesinternet_governancemultilinguismpolicy_regulationtop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/88259_org_domain_name_registrations/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88259_org_domain_name_registrations/ More...]]> 2008-08-25T09:10:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesdomain_registriestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/idn_org_did_we_miss_icann_reply/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/idn_org_did_we_miss_icann_reply/ ICANN asking it to consider the interests of the end-users as core to its policies in Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) implementation... As of today's date, August 21, 2008, we have yet to receive even an acknowledgement of receipt of our letter... More...]]> 2008-08-21T12:56:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesinternet_governancemultilinguismtop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/88214_dotmobi_deviceatlas_mobile_development_tool/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88214_dotmobi_deviceatlas_mobile_development_tool/ More...]]> 2008-08-21T02:00:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesdomain_registriesmobiletop_level_domainswireless http://www.circleid.com/posts/88203_will_cn_become_the_new_com/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88203_will_cn_become_the_new_com/ Stephane Van Gelder. Although I keep track of country code TLD registrations for the Country Codes of the World map (see also related CircleID post), Stephane tracks all domains, including .com, .net., etc. And when I saw it I got to thinking... More...]]> 2008-08-20T14:11:00-08:00 internetdomain_namestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/pro_domain_reservation_period/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/pro_domain_reservation_period/ RegistryPro, is the exclusive Internet registry for .Pro, a TLD for licensed professionals and entities. More...]]> 2008-08-19T16:58:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesdomain_registriestop_level_domainsweb http://www.circleid.com/posts/88182_dotmobi_domain_name_music_acts/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88182_dotmobi_domain_name_music_acts/ More...]]> 2008-08-18T13:27:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesdomain_registriesmobiletop_level_domainsweb http://www.circleid.com/posts/icanns_allocation_method_for_new_tlds/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/icanns_allocation_method_for_new_tlds/ a report from Power Auctions LLC to investigate the merits of auctioning new Top-Level Domains (TLDs). Below I outline some of the issues related to stakeholder interests and mechanism design... Successfully managing the design of an allocation mechanism for new TLDs will entail coordinating functions across various competencies. To rely on a standard auction mechanism for the allocations would be a historic setback for the domain name industry, as successful allocation design is all in the details. More...]]> 2008-08-15T09:56:00-08:00 internetdomain_namestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_lessons_from_itunes/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_lessons_from_itunes/ iTunes and a cooperative domain-name Intellectual Property (IP) regime have in common? They are market solutions to illegal activity: free downloading of music and free use of brands in domain names, respectively. The music industry tried to fight the free downloading of copyright-protected music by taking legal action against free downloaders under the pretext that their activity siphons industry revenue... More...]]> 2008-08-11T13:32:00-08:00 internetdomain_nameslaw http://www.circleid.com/posts/moniker_search_focused_domain/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/moniker_search_focused_domain/ More...]]> 2008-08-11T12:44:00-08:00 internetdomain_namestop_level_domainsweb http://www.circleid.com/posts/88117_icann_paints_itself_into_corner/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88117_icann_paints_itself_into_corner/ a report from a domain auction company to see whether it would be a good idea to auction Top-Level Domains (TLDs) that have multiple applicants. Remarkably, the domain auctioneers came to the conclusion that auctions are a great idea, which they surely are for some people. But are they a good idea for ICANN? And if ICANN admits they can't evaluate competing applications on their merits, how can they keep the process from turning into another speculative land grab? More...]]> 2008-08-11T07:16:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesdomain_registriestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/88984_icann_auction_new_top_level_domains/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88984_icann_auction_new_top_level_domains/ ICANN has just published a paper from its contractor PowerAuctions LLC, regarding the use of auctions to award new Top Level Domains (TLD) strings in case of contention. I can understand what ICANN wants to avoid. In the past, it has been criticized for using the "beauty contest" model with the redelegation of the .net TLD... However, the auction model is based on the idea that whoever wins the auction will be able to recoup its investment on the sale... More...]]> 2008-08-09T08:44:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesdomain_registriestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/88734_domainpeople_launches_pro_domain_reservation/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88734_domainpeople_launches_pro_domain_reservation/ More...]]> 2008-08-07T15:41:00-08:00 internetdomain_namestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/88710_org_ncuc_internationalized_domain_names/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88710_org_ncuc_internationalized_domain_names/ More...]]> 2008-08-07T10:00:00-08:00 internetdomain_namesdomain_registriesmultilinguismpolicy_regulationtop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_dns_domain_testing_tool/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_dns_domain_testing_tool/ FAQ and a web based domain testing tool. From ICANN's announcement: "Due to the distributed nature of the DNS, no one organization can implement a fix for this vulnerability. It requires the cooperation of all name server operators and DNS software vendors. However, ICANN sees an important goal in spreading awareness of the need to update Internet infrastructure to cope with the threat. The organization has been undertaking significant outreach efforts to top-level domain operators to advise them on the issue." More...]]> 2008-08-07T09:43:00-08:00 internetdnsdomain_namesdomain_registriessecurity